The wait for the new Apple iPhone 5 is over, but the quest for a new, reliable and feature-laden "smart phone" ended for me over a month ago. After seeing the remarkable reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S III, I took a hands-on test at a local T-Mobile store. It was probably the only time that I've … [Read more...]
GoDaddy suitors: The unhealthy side of competition
September 11, 2012 by 6 Comments
As much as I don't recommend GoDaddy's hosting services, I'm totally against the methods used by its suitors and rivals to steal away customers. People that are dissatisfied by a service need time to research for alternate services. What they don't need, is to make a rushed decision based on … [Read more...]
Some things take forever to change
September 10, 2012 by 5 Comments
Some things might take longer than expected to change, but change is good. Acro.net had not changed since its launch, in February 2008. Since last night, I've updated the look and feel of this blog, upping it to the current WordPress standards, in terms of functionality and visuals. It's now … [Read more...]
The silly prejudice against .net and .org – Served with gyros
September 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
My first five or so domain registrations were all .com domains. That was from 1997 to 1998, and in 1999 I registered my first .org, still focusing on .com domains. The first domain I ever sold was a .com, in 2000, for low four figures. That year I saw my domain registrations reach double digits; … [Read more...]
Good Lord, Elliot – look what you’ve started!
September 4, 2012 by 7 Comments
I could not help but chuckle today, after receiving an email from a chap offering to sell a domain. Sure, this was the same old "let's spam every domainer from a scraped WHOIS list" email - but with a twist. After skimming through the email, I reached its closing statement, that looked very … [Read more...]
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